--- title: Follett Destiny Library Manager Reviews meta\_title: 'Follett Destiny Library Manager Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 432 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Follett Destiny Library Manager works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 432 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: Education url: https://www.g2.com/categories/education --- # Follett Destiny Library Manager Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Follett Destiny® Library Manager is an AI-enabled K–12 library management system that simplifies print and digital resource management for schools and districts. Built specifically for the daily work of librarians, teacher-librarians, and district library teams, it helps users manage circulation, cataloging, inventory, collections, and student access from one connected platform. Destiny Library Manager combines proven library workflows with AI-enabled support, helping schools operate more efficiently while strengthening literacy, discovery, and visibility across resources. The platform is designed for district librarians, school librarians, curriculum and instruction teams, and educators responsible for managing library materials and supporting reading engagement. Its intuitive workflows make it useful for both full library teams and individual staff members managing library responsibilities in smaller schools. Because AI-enabled capabilities are built directly into the system, users can automate reporting, surface insights faster, and spend less time on manual tasks, while still relying on the platform’s strong native reporting tools for day-to-day operations. Key features include circulation management, inventory tracking, cataloging, reporting dashboards, and tools that help students and teachers discover resources anytime, anywhere. Destiny Library Manager helps schools check materials in and out quickly, track what resources they own, see what needs replacing or updating, and monitor circulation, collection health, and reading activity. Its AI-enabled Library AI Assistant adds another layer of value by helping teams surface collection gaps, identify high-demand titles, automate worklists, and generate leadership-ready reports without manual exports. Just as important, Destiny Library Manager supports stronger accountability and planning. Effective tracking is not just about keeping a list of books and materials. It is about creating reliable records that help schools answer questions quickly, plan for replacement with more confidence, and make smarter resource decisions over time. Clearer inventory records, usage trends, and standardized workflows reduce uncertainty and give library teams better information for budgeting, collection development, and long-term planning. It also supports schools that need dependable data for audits, multi-site consistency, and equitable access, giving leaders a clearer view of what students can use, what is underused, and where collection investments should go next across the district. Overall, Destiny Library Manager stands out as an AI-enabled library management system that helps K–12 schools manage resources with greater efficiency, clarity, and confidence. By combining circulation, reporting, discovery, and AI-enabled decision support in one platform, it helps librarians save time, strengthen collections, support student reading, and keep library operations aligned with broader school and district goals. * * * Product Website Follett Destiny Library Manager Seller [Follett Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/follett-software) Discussions [Follett Destiny Library Manager Community](https://www.g2.com/products/follett-software-follett-destiny-library-manager/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Nerita Howard Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/follett-software-follett-destiny-library-manager/pricing) Follett Software Solutions (1) See how Follett Software products can work together to solve real problems. 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SB Samantha B. Media Coordinator/Librarian Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/22/2025 "I like it but it’s not perfect" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? It's very user friendly. What I don't know I can usually figure out quickly in my own. It's a lot of common sense Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? It's not synced correctly maybe on my end. I have spent the past 2 days uploading my students current pics to it. I wish I could make the info upload on my own in bulk. I know that's an option but I couldn't figure out how to do it so I have had to do it one by one Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? I don't know what they are solving. I wish we had a training to show us how to use it to its full potential1 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10752867/official_response/edit) Hi Samantha, we appreciate your positive feedback on the user-friendliness of Follett Destiny Library Manager. We apologize for the syncing issue and the challenges with bulk uploads. We will work on providing better training resources to help you utilize the system to its full potential. 1/26/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Alisha S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alisha S.") AS Alisha S. Library Media Technician Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/21/2025 "Lots to Love" 5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Library Manager is generally user-friendly and easy to use. It has been invaluable for my school library and our district and makes it easy to track books and patrons. I love how easy it is to see what's overdue for each of my classes and being able to do ILL between all our school sites is amazing for access to materials we don't have at our specific site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I wish it were a little more intuitive to create customized reports and that the search feature functioned more closely to Google. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? It's helping me track outdated materials and replace those with newer options and track overdue books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10753564/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Follett Destiny Library Manager! We're thrilled to hear that it has been invaluable for your school library and district in tracking books and patrons. We appreciate your feedback on areas for improvement, such as creating customized reports and enhancing the search feature. Your input is valuable to us as we strive to enhance our product! Thank you for being a customer! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Ginger V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ginger V.") GV Ginger V. Library Media Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/21/2025 "I have had only positive results with Follet Destiny Library Manager, including customer support." 5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? One of the most helpful features of Destiny is the limitless reports that can be printed or created for long term data purposes, or just everyday reporting needs. One of the upsides of using Destiny is the user friendly catalog format for students and staff that can even be simplified for the youngest of patrons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I honestly cannot think of anything I don't like about Follett Destiny Library Manager. I like having the ability to suggest an idea for improvement through the "enhancement request" feature in Follett Community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to keep track of circulation data is extremely important when seeking more funding for our library! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10753207/official_response/edit) Thank you for your positive feedback! We're glad to hear that you find the limitless reports and user-friendly catalog format helpful. We're always looking for ways to improve, so we appreciate your suggestion to use the improvement of the enhancement request feature! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller PQ Paula Q. Library Media Tech Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/31/2025 "Follett Destiny is my Right Hand Man" 5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Everything is in one place. It keeps me organized. Reports in Destiny have come a long way in the 12 plus years I have been using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Sometimes reports can be too restrive for high school use. High schools don't use homerooms. We need to run reports by periods and teacher to send notices to students and teachers. I often need to let teachers know which students in their classes still need to return a book each period and we still don't have a report for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Destiny helps keep track of lost books and the fines owed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10788521/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Follett Destiny Library Manager! We understand your concern about the restrictions on reports for high school use, and we will take this feedback into account as we continue to improve our system. We will passing all of this feedback to our Destiny Library Manager team. Thank you for being a customer! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Laurel E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Laurel E.") LE Laurel E. K-8 School Library Media Specialist Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/23/2025 "K-8 School Librarian" 4/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I like the ability to set up a self-checkout. I am the librarian for all 3 schools in my district (K-8, 1200 students) and I cannot physically be at all places at once. Self-checkout enables students and staff to get what they need when I am not at that campus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Enrichment reports often still include books that were weeded, regardless if the collection has been reuploaded to Titlewave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Our collections were severely outdated when I inherited them last school year. Follett has made it easy to identify which books need to be weeded and gaps in the collection to purchase new books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10760902/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you find the self-checkout feature helpful in managing multiple school libraries. We understand the importance of accessibility for students and staff, and we're pleased that this feature is meeting your needs! Regarding enrichment reports, we have some new updates with that in the Destiny v.22.5 Winter Release which our product manager goes over! Please view the recording here: https://follettsoftware.com/resource/unveil-the-future-of-education-technology-destiny-winter-release-webinar. Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller TE Tina E. Library Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/23/2025 "Follett Destiny Library Manager is a Great Tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I like the fact that everything is in one place. I can do administrative work as well as assist my students within Destiny. It is a tool that I use during my entire work day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? When selecting date for various reports I wish that I could type in a date instead of having to go through the calendar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Follett Destiny Library Manager allows me to send out notices to students as well as print them and also schedule them. I use many of the reports to help with weeding, top and bottom titles, locating books for multiple displays, and so much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10759721/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Follett Destiny Library Manager. We understand your frustration with the date selection process and will take your suggestion into consideration for future updates! Thank you for being a customer Tina! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education") AP Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/20/2024 "Easy to use" 5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Follett Destiny Suite is super easy to manage. If you ever have questions there is always an online video to help you. My students find it easy to look for books in our catalog as well put books om hold. Personally I think it makes the library alot easier to run compared to the program used at my last school. It's easy to look up books, complete records, check what other schools have in their catalog, create records and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I would like more options to be able to delete holds when students have had them for too long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? It's easy to track both our resources like ipads as well as our books and their locations. Titlewave is definitely a great part of the program. It is easy to find the right books for my students with their reviews. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-9676706/official_response/edit) We're thrilled to hear that Follett Destiny Suite has made managing your library easier and more efficient. We appreciate your feedback about the need for more options to delete holds, and we will definitely consider that for future enhancements. 1/21/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/24/2025 "Still the best in school library software." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Functionality for checking in and checkout books makes things easy. I can quickly switch between Check-out and Check-in and also look at Holds and Fines within one click. I also really like showing the student Destiny Discover - it makes the catalog come alive for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I think the Search function in the catalog could definitely be improved. Sometimes if the book hasn't been cataloged 100% correctly it will not find the book unless you search for the exact title. This means books can get lost in the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? I need to know who has which of our 500 students has which book in our collection of over 10000 school books, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth. Library Manager solves that problem by being a database with an easy to use interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10766291/official_response/edit) Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear that you find the functionality for checking in and checking out books easy to use. We appreciate your feedback on the search function in the catalog and understand the importance of accurate search results. We will look into improving this feature, and pass this feedback onto our team. We're committed to providing you with the best library management solution possible. Thank you for being a customer! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![BETH M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "BETH M.") BM BETH M. teacher librarian Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/21/2025 "Follett is the way to go" 5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? It is the one stop circulation software for school libraries. I can do circulation, cataloging, print labels, run reports, overdue notices and more. I love the destiny discover that I can customize collections and resources. I have tried Innovative, Koha, Library World, and more. and Follett destiny is the way to go. I also have no trouble getting customer service when I need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? Wish that there was an online easy to use manual but most questions I need answers to I can just google or find a video for directions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? no problems at all. Easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10752747/official_response/edit) Hi Beth, thank you for your positive feedback! We're glad to hear that you find Follett Destiny Library Manager to be the best option for your school library needs. We appreciate your suggestion for an online manual and will take it into consideration for future improvements. We're here to support you and your library needs! Thank you for being a customer! Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") AE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/21/2025 "Follett Destiny for a small school library" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I like the ease of use that comes over time. I like that there is a page viewable to my students that shows a searchable catalogue, as well as a "back office" where I can get all the necessary work done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Follett Destiny Library Manager? I find the software not super intuitive to my needs (for instance having to click multiple links to see the cover picture of a book), and hard to teach others to use (such as library volunteers). As well, I have had problems with the system lagging or glitching occasionally. This may be due to the computer or wifi network it is being run on, but it is quite frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Follett Destiny Library Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? This software enables me to check out books to patrons using a barcode system, as well as track and maintain a catalogue of books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Annie Doherty of Follett Destiny Library... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/follett-destiny-library-manager-review-10753529/official_response/edit) We appreciate your feedback about the software not being intuitive to your needs and the issues with lagging or glitching. We will share this with our development team for further improvement. 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